Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Go Red

February is national heart month and over the weekend I attended a local Go Red for Women fundraiser dinner. While the food, music, raffles and company were fun and fabulous, there was also a forty year old woman from my town who stood up and spoke about how last February she suffered a heart attack, and nearly died because she ignored all the symptoms. I feel like most women would probably do the same because they are: shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, back pain, jaw pain, pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen and extreme fatigue. Few of those symptoms we commonly associate with heart attacks, and most we'd probably just think to take an Advil and keep on going.

Even more frightening is that heart disease is the number one killer of women, so no matter what your age, please take care of your heart!

Love both looks! And truly a great cause! I think the symptoms also trip women up because they differ for men and women, and we mostly hear about the symptoms men get. A family friend found herself in the same situation but thankfully got to the hospital in time.

Since my father and one of my uncles both died from heart attacks, I'm more aware of the symptoms than I think most people are. I hope that these campaigns are successful in raising awareness and preventing heart disease related deaths!

I love both versions of this look! :DOyy....that is very very scary...I try not think about stuff like that, haha.(p.s. I sent you a DM on Twitter earlier letting you know I can't get any emails...haha...just in case you didn't see that)http://www.closet-fashionista.com

Yay for heart awareness! I hope I never have to see any of those symptons on myself in the future, 'cause I don't eat processed food and I ride my bike every day, so no worries hopefully! But I'm glad that you're keepin' people aware, Miss Lyddie. And your red outfit inspired from it is simply fabulous. Leopard and red are so very delicious together! <3

I'd just read about these symptoms of heart attacks, it was frightening since they are things you never really think of as being terribly dangerous. (The back pain especially! Sudden feelings of extreme doom were also mentioned which I thought was so strange.) That all said, I how how structured your peplum top is, the seaming and the pleats are so pretty and flattering and the bright red color is gorgeous!